# Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

The lawn bowls competition at the 1986 Commonwealth Games took place at the Balgreen Bowls Club in Edinburgh, Scotland from 24 July until 2 August 1986.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | England | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Guernsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Ian Dickison | Ian Schuback | Richard Corsie |
| Men's pairs | Grant Knox George Adrain | Bill Boettger Ronnie Jones | Chris Ward David Ward |
| Men's Fours | Hafod Thomas Jim Morgan Robert Weale Will Thomas | Dan Milligan Dave Brown Dave Houtby Dave Duncalf | Billie Montgomery Ernie Parkinson Roy McCune Willie Watson |
| Women's singles | Wendy Line | Senga McCrone | Babs Anderson |
| Women's pairs | Freda Elliott Margaret Johnston | Jenny Nicolle Marie Smith | Betty Stubbings Jean Valls |
| Women's fours | Linda Parker Linda Evans Joan Ricketts Rita Jones | Audrey Hefford Betty Schenke Clarice Power Patricia Smith | Barbara Fuller Brenda Atherton Madge Allan Mary Price |

## Results

The Women's pairs and Fours were inaugurated during these Games.

### Men's singles – round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Ian Dickison | 12 | 11 | 1 | 22 | +81 |
| 2 | Ian Schuback | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +61 |
| 3 | Richard Corsie | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | +58 |
| 4 | Alf Wallace | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 | +28 |
| 5 | Peter Fong | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | +39 |
| 6 | Andy Thomson | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Ray Hill | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +23 |
| 8 | Stan Espie | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +15 |
| 9 | Keith Bosley | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -51 |
| 10 | David Le Marquand | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -60 |
| 11 | Mel David | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | -48 |
| 12 | Mike Smith | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -69 |
| 13 | Ray Young | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -77 |

### Men's pairs – round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Grant Knox & George Adrain | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +121 |
| 2 | Bill Boettger & Ronnie Jones | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | +57 |
| 3 | Chris Ward & David Ward | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +61 |
| 4 | Lyn Perkins & Spencer Wilshire | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +44 |
| 5 | David Tso & M B Hassan Jr. | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -11 |
| 6 | Davy Hamilton & Rodney McCutcheon | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | +19 |
| 7 | Maurice Symes & Wayne Nairn | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | +5 |
| 8 | Caucau Turagabeci & Jagdeo Singh | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -42 |
| 9 | Arthur Black & Kevin Henricks | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -18 |
| 10 | Bill Haining & David Broad | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -24 |
| 11 | Bill Crawford & Mike Nicolle | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -47 |
| 12 | John Thackray & Ray Mascarenhas | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -71 |
| 13 | John Jones & Marcel Coutouly | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -94 |

### Men's fours - round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Hafod Thomas, Jim Morgan, Robert Weale, Will Thomas | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | +45 |
| 2 | Dan Milligan, Dave Brown, Dave Houtby, Dave Duncalf | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | +60 |
| 3 | Billie Montgomery, Ernie Parkinson, Roy McCune, Willie Watson | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +53 |
| 4 | John Murtagh, Keith Slight, Morgan Moffat, Stewart McConnell | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +28 |
| 5 | Danny Ho, George Souza Jr., Mark McMahon, Noel Kennedy | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | +38 |
| 6 | Graham Robertson, Jim Boyle, Malcolm Graham, Willie Harkness | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -9 |
| 7 | Julian Haines, Len Bowden, Martyn Sekjer, Pip Branfield | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | +12 |
| 8 | Dennis Rose, Dereck Rhodes, James Benson, Johnie Kakakis | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | -20 |
| 9 | Bryce Stewart, Michael Hill, Peter Sardelic, Raymond Laycock | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | -22 |
| 10 | Eminoni Cavaduadua, Geoff O'Meagher, Krishna Gaunder, Peter Thaggard | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | -52 |
| 11 | David Thompson, Hayley Abrahams, John Kemp, Thomas O'Lynn | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -79 |
| 12 | Bernard Simon, Bob Murphy, Clarence Blondel, Gary Pitschou | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | -54 |

### Women's singles – round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Wendy Line | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18 | +51 |
| 2 | Senga McCrone | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18 | +49 |
| 3 | Babs Anderson | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | +40 |
| 4 | Nell Hunter | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +32 |
| 5 | Greeta Fahey | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +11 |
| 6 | Maraia Lum On | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | +11 |
| 7 | Joan Humphreys | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Eileen Bell | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 |
| 9 | Rhoda Ryan | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | +15 |
| 10 | Ann Dainton | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -7 |
| 11 | Margaret Blattman | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | -81 |
| 12 | Pam le Tissier | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -142 |

### Women's pairs – round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Freda Elliott & Margaret Johnston | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | +97 |
| 2 | Jenny Nicolle & Marie Smith | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | +25 |
| 3 | Betty Stubbings & Jean Valls | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +42 |
| 4 | Rosemary McMahon & Sandi Zakoske | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +20 |
| 5 | Janet Ackland & Margaret Pomeroy | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +32 |
| 6 | Joyce Osborne & Millie Khan | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +14 |
| 7 | Alice Duncalf & Dorothy Macey | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | +9 |
| 8 | Greta Boyle & Nan Mulholland | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -10 |
| 9 | Beryl Godfrey & Hilda Pochon | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | -38 |
| 10 | Eve Thomas & Margaret Green | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -112 |
| 11 | Janki Gaunder & Willow Fong | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | -79 |

### Women's fours - round robin

| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts | Shots |
| 1 | Linda Parker, Linda Evans, Joan Ricketts, Rita Jones | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | +73 |
| 2 | Audrey Hefford, Betty Schenke, Clarice Power, Patricia Smith | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | +64 |
| 3 | Barbara Fuller, Brenda Atherton, Madge Allan, Mary Price | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | +107 |
| 4 | Helen Wong, Josephine Hollis, Linda King, Rae O'Donnell | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | +21 |
| 5 | Daphne Le Breton, Denise Page, Jennifer Simpson, Vera Bindon | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | +21 |
| 6 | Anne Green, Liz James, Mariana Goddard, Wendy Vickery | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | -28 |
| 7 | Annette Evans, Frances Whyte, Jen Menzies, Sarah Gourlay | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | +19 |
| 8 | Betty Olssen, Filo O'Meagher, La Young, Robin Forster | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | +1 |
| 9 | Fleur Bougourd, Hilda White, June Finigan, Peggy Fish | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -56 |
| 10 | Denise David, Jacqueline Rhodes, Olwen Leadbitter, Yvonne Richards | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -13 |
| 11 | Hilda Hamilton, Kathleen Megrath, Maureen Mallon, Nan Allely | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -51 |
| 12 | Dorothy Mogridge, Elaine Jones, Jean Wintermute, Mari Paterson | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -43 |
| 13 | Audrey Ross, Edith Haining, Iris Hartley, Margaret Penman | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -114 |